§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the standard waiting time for payment by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board between the crime being committed and payment to the victim.
§ Mr. John PattenThe statistics kept by the board use the date of application as the baseline rather than the date of the crime.
§ Mr. Holtasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many payments by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board have been made in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) Cleveland and (c) Langbaurgh constituency in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. John PattenThe board's jurisdiction covers England, Wales and Scotland. The number of compensa tion awards paid by the board in the last five years is as follows:
Number of awards 1982–83 19,733 1983–84 21,133 1984–85 19,771 1985–86 22,534 1986–87 121,925 1 Provisional. The information required to answer parts (b) and (c) of the question is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.